Rape of girl child: Rajasthan for 'gallows' or 'death in prison' for convicts

ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2018 19:11 IST

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India] March 9 (ANI): A new bill in Rajasthan proposes either gallows or death in prison for rapists of girls 12 years or below.

The Rajasthan assembly on Friday unanimously passed a bill that will see rapists of girls 12 years or below being hanged till death.

Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria told reporters that two amendments have been made in the bill.

"We have made two amendments: added life sentence and life imprisonment for convicts in offences against girls below 12 years of age. We have also made a provision that convict cannot leave the prison for life even after completing 14 years of sentence," Kataria said.

When defendants are sentenced to life in prison, they will be eligible for parole after they have served 14 years behind the bars. Contrastingly, offenders who are given a natural life prison sentence will live the rest of their life in a jail cell, until the day that they die.

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